Published Article / Increased diversity in the agricultural sector in South Africa is forcing farmers
to focus on the production of value-added commodities in the face of mounting
global competitive pressures. However, many farmers, by operating
individually, are unable to expand operations to the scale necessary to
become involved in value-adding processing. This requires too much capital,
skills, and time. By pooling resources and forming integrated small and
medium sized agricultural enterprises even small producers can enter the
processing arena successfully. This paper focuses on the specific driving
forces, pitfalls and strategies that agricultural SMEs need to pursue in order to
survive.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cut/oai:ir.cut.ac.za:11462/506 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | van Buuren, Rudolph B. |
| Contributors | Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein |
| Publisher | Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Format | 271 140 bytes, 1 file, Application/PDF |
| Rights | Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein |
| Relation | Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 6, Issue 2 |
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